The new Red Sea Film Festival boss is an acclaimed Saudi filmmaker. In an interview with Al Majalla, he talks about the importance of teamwork and supporting emerging talent.
[escenic_image id="5573188"] Death to the Dictator!: Witnessing Iran's Election and the Crippling of the Islamic Republic Afsaneh Moqadam Bodley Head, 2010 Paperback £10.99 Last June the world…
[escenic_image id="5566566"] How Enemies Become Friends: The Sources of Stable Peace Charles Kupchan Princeton University Press, 2010 Hard Cover $29.95 USD Rarely does one read about peace. It…
[escenic_image id="5560027"] Legal Institutions and Collective Memories Onati International Series 2009 Susanne Karstedt We are taught that history is important to study, because nations, like…
[escenic_image id="5556105"]Othman Al-Omeir is a Saudi journalist and editor, who has revolutionized the role of media in the Middle East. This media mogul is not only known for his professional…
[escenic_image id="5555714"] Half the Sky: Turning Oppression into opportunity for Women World Wide Nicholas Kristof and Sheryl WuDunn Alfred Knopf 2010 Twice weekly, in Nicholas Kristoff’s…
[escenic_image id="5551112"] Between Two Worlds: My Life in Captivity in Iran by Roxana Saberi Harper Collins 2010 Roxana Saberi captured the world’s attention when just before the Iranian…
[escenic_image id="5548720"] Global Woman: Nannies, Maids and Sex workers in the New Economy Barbara Ehrenreich and Arlie Russel Hochschild Granta Books The author that brought the world a…
[escenic_image id="5548068"] Kandahar: A joint American-Afghan force had just uncovered a weapons cache in a small mud village known for supporting the Taliban. Returning to base, the soldiers dumped…
[escenic_image id="5547447"] Three Cups of Tea, Greg Mortenson and David Oliver Relin Published by Wheeler 2008 Long before the Coalition of Allied Forces invaded Afghanistan a very unlikely…
[escenic_image id="5541312"] Combatting Terrorism: Saudi Arabia’s Role in the War on Terror Ali S. Awadh Asseri - Oxford 2009 Following September 11 Saudi Arabia faced a serious crisis. With the…
Trump elevates Saudi Arabia to 'major non-NATO ally' status, but bigger issues of normalisation with Israel and a binding security treaty need more time. Nonetheless, this is a huge step forward.
The Saudi-US alliance is entering a new phase—one characterised by maturity, equilibrium, and a shared vision attuned to a world increasingly shaped by technology
In Part 1 of a two-part interview with Al Majalla, Syria's foreign minister explains how the Assad regime fell and how President Ahmed al-Sharaa went from a wanted man to a world leader
Kyiv looks to be under renewed pressure amid reports that Russia and the US have been secretly drafting a 28-point peace plan to put an end to the conflict
Acclaimed Iranian director Jafar Panahi tells the story of a group of ordinary people, all tortured by the same man, grappling with whether or not to take justice into their own hands